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HISTORICAL  SKETCH 


June,  1858.  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Chicago  opened  a 
Mission  Sunday  school  on  West  Washington  street,  near  Wood,  and 
in  the  following  autumn  erected  a  plain  wooden  building,  designed 
with  reference  to  its  possible  use,  at  some  future  time,  as  a  place  of 
worship.  €[  In  1859,  by  an  agreement  made  between  the  officers 
of  the  First  Church  and  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Chicago  Theo¬ 
logical  Seminary,  the  building  was  removed,  at  the  expense  of  the 
Seminary,  to  its  grounds,  corner  of  Reuben  street  (now  Ashland 
boulevard)  and  Washington  street,  and  enlarged  at  a  cost  of  $1 ,200. 
It  was  stipulated  that  the  ownership  of  the  building  should  be  con¬ 
veyed  to  a  Congregational  church  whenever  one  should  be  formed 
in  that  sparsely  settled  neighborhood.  In  October.  1859,  the  Semi¬ 
nary  took  possession  of  it,  while  the  main  audience  room  was  devoted  to  mission 
uses  on  the  Sabbath.  On  the  first  Sabbath  in  January,  1860,  the  Seminary  pro¬ 
fessors,  Haven,  Fisk  and  Bartlett,  commenced  holding  regular  Sabbath  services  in 
the  chapel.  <1  On  the  1 8th  of  April  following,  a  meeting  was  called  with  reference 
to  the  formation  of  a  church.  It  was  unanimously  voted  to  proceed  at  once  in  the 
matter.  A  committee  was  appointed  to  make  the  necessary  arrangements.  At  a 
meeting  held  May  7,  this  committee  reported  a  Confession  of  Faith  and  Covenant, 
and  also  recommended  that  the  rules  of  the  church  government  be  substantially  the 
same  as  those  laid  down  in  -‘Punchard.  on  Congregationalism.”  This  recommenda¬ 
tion  was  adopted.  <jj  The  Council  for  the  organization  of  the  Union  Park  Congrega¬ 
tional  Church  convened  in  the  Seminary  chapel  on  the  22nd  of  May,  1860.  It  was 
composed  of  pastors  and  delegates  from  the  Congregational  churches  of  Chicago. 
Rev.  Jeremiah  Porter  was  chosen  moderator,  and  Rev.  J.  H.  Dill,  scribe.  The 
Rev.  Dr.  W.  W.  Patton  expressed  the  fellowship  of  the  churches.  Nineteen  persons 
whose  names  are  given  on  page  4,  entered  into  covenant  with  the  church.  C.  H. 
Stoughton  was  elected  deacon.  The  Seminary  professors  continued  to  supply  the 
pulpit  until  the  first  Sabbath  in  October,  1866.  They  were  succeeded  by  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Helmer,  of  Milwaukee.  He  was  installed  December  20.  1866.  C|  In  1865  the 
church  building  was  removed  from  the  north  to  the  south  side  of  Washington  street, 
corner  of  Ashland  avenue,  and  remodeled  and  enlarged.  It  was  again  enlarged  in 
1867,  but  was  burned  to  the  ground  on  the  night  of  February  21,  1869.  The  corner 
stone  of  the  present  building  was  laid  August  7,  1869.  It  was  dedicated  November 
12,  1871.  It  cost  about  $200,000. 


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These  three  Professors  of  the 
Chicago  Theological  Seminary 
supplied  the  pulpit  from  January,  1860, 
until  October,  1866. 


Prof.  Samuel  C.  Bartlett,  D. 


Prof.  Joseph  Haven,  D.  D. 


Prof.  Franklin  W.  Fisk,  D.  D. 


Original  Members  of  t\)t  Ctiurcb 


REV.  JOSEPH  HAVEN 

MRS.  MARY  L.  HAVEN 

REV.  SAMUEL  C.  BARTLETT 

MRS.  MARY  L.  BARTLETT 

REV.  FRANKLIN  W.  FISK 

MRS.  AMELIA  A.  FISK 

E.  B.  ROCKWELL 

MRS.  E.  B.  ROCKWELL 

CHARLES  A.  CUSHING 

MRS.  HARRIETT  D.  CUSHING 

MRS.  FREDERICA  THOMAS 
JAMES  THOMAS 

BARNARD  THOMAS 

MRS.  SARAH  McKEE 

CHARLES  H.  STOUGHTON 

MRS.  HARRIETT  A.  SINGER 

MRS.  ELLEN  M.  TWEEDALE 

ABRAHAM  VOORHEES 


MRS.  CAMILLA  VOORHEES 


Rev.  Charles  D.  Helmer,  D.  D 
Pastor  1866 — 1875 


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THE  PROGRAM 


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12. 


^unDa^  ittai?  Ctoent^  Second 

10:25  3L  il. 


ANNIVERSARY  DAY 


Prelude — Invocation  ......  A.  Ganne 

PIANO,  ORGAN  AND  VIOLIN 

Processional — “I  Heard  the  Sound  of  Voices.” 

JUNIOR  CHOIR 


Doxology  and  Invocation. 

Hymn  169 — “O  Worship  the  King” 

Anthem — Te  Deum  in  B  Minor 
Scripture  Lesson. 

Prayer. 

Response — “Hear  Us,  Father” 

Offertory — Anthem — Sanctus  (“Mass  in  F”) 

UNITED  CHOIRS 

Hymn  696 — “Nearer  My  God  to  Thee”  . 
Anniversary  Sermon  by  the  Pastor, 

REV.  FRANK  NEWHALL  WHITE,  D.  D. 

Hymn  986 — “I  Love  Thy  Kingdom,  Lord” 


Tune — Lyons 
Dudley  Buck 


Percy  W.  Blackmer 
.  A.  M.  Shuey 

Tune — Bethany 


Tune — State  Street 


13. 


Postlude — “Hymns  of  the  Faith.” 


THE  PROGRAM 


^un&ats  jfttai?  Ctocnt?»|s>ecoiU> 

7:25  i*t. 

Preludes — (a)  “In  the  Twilight”  .  .  F.  Flaxington  Harper 

(b)  Forest  Scene  ("Hansel  and  Gretel”)  .  E.  Humperdinck 

PIANO  AND  ORGAN  (Miss  Mulford,  Pianist) 


1. 

Scripture  Salutation. 

2. 

Hymn  651 — “Love  Divine  All  Love  Excelling”  . 

Tune — Beecher 

3. 

Anthem — Te  Deum  in  B  Flat  . 

Harry  R.  Shelley 

4. 

Scripture  Lesson. 

5. 

Prayer. 

6. 

Response — “Just  As  I  Am”  .... 

/.  H.  Maunder 

7. 

Anthem  —“God  is  a  Spirit”  (“Woman  of  Samaria”). 

Sterndale  Bennett 

8. 

Offertory — “Retrospect”  ..... 

Jules  Benedict 

9. 

Hymn  207 — “How  Gentle  God's  Commands’’ 

Tune — Dennis 

10. 

Sermon — “The  New  Opportunity” 

REV.  FRANK  W.  GUNSAULUS,  D.  D. 

11. 

Hymn  724  —“Onward  Christian  Soldiers,”  Tune — St.  Gertrude 

12 

“Sevenfold,  Amen”  ..... 

John  Stainer 

13. 

“March  of  Priests”  (“Athalia”) 

Mendelssohn 

THE  PROGRAM 


CuessDa?,  CrocntY-flourth 

8:00  p.  ifl. 

GENERAL  CHURCH  SOCIAL  AND  RECEPTION 

GREETINGS  FROM 

Rev.  W.  A.  Bartlett,  D.  D.,  First  Church 

Rev.  H.  F.  Milligan,  Leavitt  Street  Church 

Rev.  J.  W.  Welsh,  California  Avenue  Church 

Rev.  E.  L.  Reiner,  Puritan  Church 

Rev.  Carl  H.  Corwin,  Porter  Memorial  Church 

Music  by  former  members  of  the  Quartet  and  Mr.  Frank  W.  Winter,  Violinist 

Refreshments 

* 

B>et)msSDay,  jttay  EUicntytfrftl) 

S:00  ifl. 

REMINISCENCES  —  TEN  MINUTE  PAPERS  BY 

Mrs.  Adeline  C.  Nieberg 

Mrs.  Fannie  L.  Rickcords 

Miss  Belle  M.  Spence 

Mrs.  A.  A.  Banks 

Rev.  G.  S.  F.  Savage,  D.  D. 

Prof.  G.  B.  Willcox,  D.  D. 
Mr.  Louis  Lloyd 


THE  PROGRAM 


CtjursiDay,  jftai?  Ctocnty^irtl) 

S:00  ffl. 

INTERDENOMINATIONAL  FELLOWSHIP  MEETING 
WITH  GREETINGS  FROM 

Bishop  Samuel  Fallows,  St.  Paul's  Reformed  Episcopal  Church 

Rev.  Charles  A.  Decker,  Fourth  Baptist  Church 

Rev.  L.  P.  McDonald,  D.  D. ,  Church  of  the  Epiphany,  Episcopal 

Rev.  L.  L.  Hammitt,  Park  Avenue  Methodist  Church 

Rev.  J.  J.  Rae,  D.  D.,  Eighth  Presbyterian  Church 

Rev.  A.  Eugene  Bartlett,  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  Universalist 

Rev.  Frank  G.  Smith,  D.  D.,  Warren  Avenue  Congregational  Church 

MUSIC  FROM  FORMER  MEMBERS  OF  THE  QUARTET 
Including  Mr.  F.  N.  Dunford  and  Mrs.  Anna  Kriechbaum  Robinson 

* 

tfriDay,  jtflat  CtnentY  ^cbcntl) 

5:30  p.ffl. 

(men  only) 

GOLDEN  JUBILEE  DINNER— CHURCH  PARLORS 
ADDRESSES  AT  THE  TABLES  BY 
Dr.  Frederick  A.  Noble 

Professor  Graham  Taylor 

Dr.  Wm.  T.  McElveen 

Rev.  Joseph  H.  Chandler 
Marquis  Eaton,  Esq. 

Dr.  Edw.  F.  Williams 

President  Ozora  S.  Davis 

Solos  by  Messrs.  R.  S.  Drott  and  E.  F.  Eilert,  former  members  of  the  Quartet 


ADMISSION  BY  CARD 


Dr.  Louis  Falk 
Organist  from  1872  to  1897 


THE  PROGRAM 


1. 


2 

3. 

4. 

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6. 

7. 

8. 
9. 

10. 

11. 


12. 

13. 


^uuDai?,  fetay  Ctoent^fntlj 

10:15  I.  ifl. 

Preludes — (a)  Overture,  “Jubilee”  .  .  C.  M.  Von  Weber 

(b)  Fantasia  on  Church  Tunes  .  .  Louis  Falk 

(Written  for  dedication  of  Farrar  Memorial  Organ  in  Carpenter  Chapel) 

DR.  LOUIS  FALK 

Doxology  and  Invocation. 

Hymn  58 — ‘'Welcome,  Delightful  Morn”  .  .  Tune — Lischer 

Anthem — ‘‘Festival  Te  Deum  in  D”  .  .  .  Dudley  Buck 

Scripture  Lesson. 

Prayer. 

Response — “After  the  Sowing”  .  .  .  Percy  IV  Blackmar 

Offertory — “The  Monastery  Bell”  .  ...  L.  Wely 

Hymn  748 — “Awake,  My  Soul,  Stretch  Every  Nerve,” 

T  une — Christmas 

Sermon— “Getting  Under  the  Burden,” 

REV.  FREDERICK  A.  NOBLE,  D.  D.,  PASTOR  EMERITUS 

Solo— “Eye  Hath  Not  Seen”  (“Holy  City”)  .  .  A.  R.  Gaul 

MISS  MARGARET  MULFORD 
Piano  and  Organ  Accompaniment 

(In  memory  of  those  loyal  and  faithful  spirits  who  worked  here  and  who  have  passed 

from  faith  to  sight.) 

Hymn  459 — “All  Hail  the  Power  of  Jesus’  Name,”  Tune — Coronation 

Postlude — {a)  “Andante  Religioso”  ...  F.  Thorne 

( b )  “Marche  Solonelle”  .  .  .  Felox  Borowski 


DR.  LOUIS  FALK 


Rev.  Frederick  A.  Noble,  D.  D. 

Pastor  1879  to  1901 
Pastor  Emeritus  since  1901 


Rev.  Adolph  A.  Berle,  D.  D 
Pastor  1902 — 1903 


Rev.  Frank  Newhall  White,  D.  D 
Pastor  since  1 904 


THE  PROGRAM 


IfeunDay,  jtiap  Ctucnt^ YStntl) 

4:00  p. 

THE  LORD'S  SUPPER 

1 .  Organ  Prelude. 

2.  Hymn  822 — “My  Faith  Looks  Up  to  Thee”  .  Tune — Olivet 

3.  Baptism  of  Children. 

4.  Reception  of  Members. 

5.  Selection  by  Young  Ladies'  Choir. 

6.  Communion  Meditation, 

REV.  WM.  A.  BARTLETT,  D.  D. 

7.  The  Lord’s  Supper. 

8.  Hymn  1003— “Blest  Be  the  Tie  that  Binds”  .  Tune — Dennis 

7:20  p. 

MUSICAL  FESTIVAL 

Preludes — (a)  “Largo”  (From  Xerxes)  .  .  .  Handel 

THIRTEEN  MEMBERS  FROM  THOMAS’  ORCHESTRA  AND  ORGAN 

(b)  Benedictus  .  .  .  A.  C.  MacKenzie 

( c )  Scene  Religieuse  .  .  .  Jules  Massanet 

ORCHESTRA 

1.  Processional — “The  Church's  One  Foundation,” 

UNITED  CHOIRS 

2.  “Festival  Te  Deum  in  E  Flat”  ....  Dudley  Buck 

CHORUS 

3.  Twenty-third  Psalm  in  Unison. 

4.  Gloria  Patri. 

5.  “I  Will  Extol  Thee”  ....  Angelo  Mascher on 

MISS  MABEL  G.  CORLEW 
Harp,  Organ,  Piano  and  Violin  Accompaniment 


THE  PROGRAM 


^unDay,  Ctucntt^tntl) 

( Continued ) 


6. 

7. 

8. 
9. 


Hymn  324  — “Adeste  Fideles”  (“O  Come,  All  Ye  Faithful”) 
Antiphonal  Anthem — “Lovely  Appear"  (“Redemption”),  Gounod 

UNITED  CHOIRS 


Prayer. 

Response  after  Prayer— “Nunc  Dimittis”  .  .  Gregorian 


10.  Anthem — “List  the  Cherubic  Host”  (“ Holy  City” ),  A.  R.  Gaul 

ACCOMPANIMENT  OF  HARP  AND  ORGAN 


11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20. 
21. 


Gospel  Hymn — “Blessed  Assurance.” 

Anthem — “Hark,  Hark  My  Soul”  .  .  .  Harry  R.  Shelley 

CHORUS 

Offertory — “Andante  Cantabile”  .  .  .  Tschaikowski 

STRING  QUARTET 

Hymn  404 — “When  I  Survey  the  Wondrous  Cross,”  Tune — Hamburg 
The  Creed  ........  Frank  L.  Moir 

CHORUS 


The  Final  Word, 

THE  PASTOR 

Anthem — “Sanctus”  (“Messe  Solonelle”)  .  .  .  Gounod 

Praise  God  from  Whom  All  Blessings  Flow. 

Benediction. 

Sevenford  Amen  ......  John  Stainer 

Postlude — “Pomp  and  Circumstance”  .  .  .  Edward  Elgar 


ORGAN  AND  ORCHESTRA 


E.  C.  Knapp 
Assistant  Pastor  since  1907 


Mr.  Albert  Cotsworth 
Organist  since  1905 


p>rcjscut  Cl)urcl)  jE>trcctori? 


33oard  of  deacons 

A.  M.  ALFORD 

B.  DORR  COLBY 

LOUIS  LLOYD 

A.  ARTHUR  BANKS 

JAMES  R.  DEWEY 

HENRY  W.  RICE 

FRANK  W.  BROWN 

ELIJAH  T.  HARRIS 

ROGER  SHERMAN 

JULIUS  W.  BUTLER 

WILLIAM  HEALEY 

C.  A.  WEIRICK 

0.  S.  CHAPMAN 

R.  A.  JERNBERG 

Clerk  and  ^Treasurer 

C.  B.  MOORE 

THEODORE  B.  WELLS 

^untoap  School  CperuttDe  Committee 

E.  C.  KNAPP,  Superintendent  H.  W.  SMIDT,  1  st  Assistant  Supt. 

A.  H.  GUNN,  2d  Assistant  Supt.  ALEX  HENDERSON,  Secretary 

WM,  B.  EARLE,  Treasurer 

departmental  Superintendents 

MISS  FANNY  E.  FARRAR,  Cradle  Roll  MISS  MARY  LOUISA  BUTLER,  Primary 
MRS.  E.  C.  KNAPP,  Junior  A.  M.  ALFORD,  Intermediate 

DR.  D.  M.  SOMERVILLE,  Senior  0.  S.  CHAPMAN,  Adult 

MISS  BELLE  M.  SPENCE,  Home 
From  the  church:  PROF.  R.  A.  JERNBERG,  C.  B.  MOORE,  and 

MRS.  ARTHUR  FARRAR 


Hinton  |Barfe  Congregational  fc>ocirtp 

^oard  of  Crustees 

JAMES  M.  SHERMAN,  Chairman 
WILLIAM  S.  JOHNSTON  GEORGE  E.  ALT 

PHILO  F.  PETTIBONE  H.  CARL  ELLIS 

Clerk  treasurer 

ROGER  SHERMAN  HELMER  W.  SMIDT 


(Quartet 

MISS  MABEL  G.  CORLEW,  Soprano  MISS  MARGARET  MULFORD,  Alto 
MR.  ERNEST  PEACOCK,  Tenor  MR.  LOUIS  GERHARDT,  Bass 

MR.  ALBERT  COTSWORTH,  Organist  and  Director 


lepton 

MR.  J.  C.  BUTTERFIELD 


The  Font 


